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Grocery and convenience stores in Lawrence County, SD

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for grocery and convenience stores in Lawrence County, SD, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 73 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #369 of 2,402 scored counties
#5 of 17 scored counties in South Dakota

Listings
21
11 chain locations (52%)
Official establishments
6
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$70.7M
On groceries · $5,868 a household
Spending per listing
$3.4M
In line with the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
17.4
7% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
29,459
+14.0% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Households in Lawrence County spend about $70.7M a year on groceries, or $5,868 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3.4M per store, in line with the U.S. figure of $3.4M.

There are 21 grocery and convenience stores on map listings in Lawrence County as of September 2026. 11 of them (52%) are chain locations, against 42% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 17.4, 7% below the U.S. rate of 18.7.

Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in Lawrence County in 2023. That is one for every 2,009 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Official counts list 7 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Lawrence County from 2020 to 2025 at +14.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For grocery and convenience stores, Lawrence County has a Groundwork market score of 73 (upper middle): #369 of 2,402 scored counties and #5 of 17 scored counties in South Dakota. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Lawrence County compares

The same measures for South Dakota and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all groceries by the grocery and convenience stores counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Grocery and convenience stores in Lawrence County, SD compared with South Dakota and the U.S.
MeasureLawrence CountySouth DakotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households17.424.718.7
Spending per listing$3.4M$2.4M$3.4M
Households per official establishment2,0091,5761,293
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+9.4%+7.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+14.0%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,868$6,012$6,319
Median household income$73,384$75,081$80,734
Groundwork market score7340

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
8 → 6
Employees, 2023
192
Annual payroll, 2023
$5.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
7Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
2111 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
21The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in Lawrence County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.

Population and households in Lawrence County

Population, 2025 estimate
29,459+14.0% since 2020
Households
12,054
Median age
44.5
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
800 sq. mi.
People per square mile
34
Median household income
$73,384+39.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$94,174
Median home value
$346,500
Jobs located here
13,155
Daytime population
27,824Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Grocery and convenience stores across South Dakota

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The highest-scoring counties in South Dakota for grocery and convenience stores, numbered among those based in South Dakota, with Lawrence County marked.

Top counties in South Dakota

Counties in South Dakota ranked for grocery and convenience stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Lincoln County, SD914415.8$4.2M+17.5%#45 of 2,402
2Yankton County, SD741414.4$4.1M+1.5%#317 of 2,402
3Meade County, SD742117.5$3.5M+2.7%#329 of 2,402
4Minnehaha County, SD7417520.6$3M+7.6%#338 of 2,402
5Lawrence County, SD732117.4$3.4M+14.0%#369 of 2,402
6Pennington County, SD6910823.3$2.6M+6.6%#485 of 2,402
7Brookings County, SD662921.0$2.8M+9.6%#573 of 2,402
8Davison County, SD621516.9$3.4M+0.6%#710 of 2,402
9Hughes County, SD591317.9$3.4M−0.9%#826 of 2,402
10Union County, SD592128.7$2.2M+3.3%#850 of 2,402

Other business types in Lawrence County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

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Questions

How many grocery and convenience stores are in Lawrence County, SD?

As of September 2026, map listings count 21 grocery and convenience stores in Lawrence County. 11 of them (52%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023. Official counts also show 7 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Lawrence County, SD spend on groceries?

About $70.7M a year, or $5,868 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 21 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $3.4M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,054 households in Lawrence County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Lawrence County, SD compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?

Lawrence County has 17.4 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $3.4M, in line with the U.S. figure of $3.4M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,009 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S.

How fast is Lawrence County, SD growing?

Population estimates put Lawrence County at 29,459 people in 2025, up 14.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,054 households. The median household income in Lawrence County is $73,384 a year, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 39.4% from the 2015–2019 survey, before inflation.

What is the Groundwork market score?

The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Lawrence County scores 73 for grocery and convenience stores (upper middle), #369 of 2,402 scored counties.

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